EPISODE · Aug 3, 2025 · 55 MIN
Interview with Jan Carson at the Belfast Book Festival
from The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s · host The Swinging Christies
Gray and Mark head to beautiful Belfast to chat to novelist and Agatha Christie fan Jan Carson. Jan has been tackling the Troubles in her work for some time, and we want to discuss with her Christie’s Troubles references in Passenger to Frankfurt, as well as Irish characters and references in other Swinging books - all the way from The Pale Horse to By the Pricking of My Thumbs!You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time. We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social. Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies. Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops!Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice.Our website is ChristieTime.com.The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.Next episode: we’re going global… again…!00:00:00 - Opening titles00:00:47 - Introductory chat in Belfast00:02:46 - Interview with Jan Carson and discussion of Ireland in the Swinging Christies00:37:58 - The Troubles00:52:46 - Next episode, how to get in touch00:54:03 - Closing titles00:54:31 - CodaSolutions revealed! - The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Endless Night, Passenger to FrankfurtTW: Racist and xenophobic language quoted
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Gray and Mark head to beautiful Belfast to chat to novelist and Agatha Christie fan Jan Carson. Jan has been tackling the Troubles in her work for some time, and we want to discuss with her Christie’s Troubles references in Passenger to Frankfurt, as well as Irish characters and references in other Swinging books - all the way from The Pale Horse to By the Pricking of My Thumbs!You can find us on Instagram @Christie_Time. We are also on Bluesky at christietime.bsky.social. Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies. Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops!Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice.Our website is ChristieTime.com.The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown.Next episode: we’re going global… again…!00:00:00 - Opening titles00:00:47 - Introductory chat in Belfast00:02:46 - Interview with Jan Carson and discussion of Ireland in the Swinging Christies00:37:58 - The Troubles00:52:46 - Next episode, how to get in touch00:54:03 - Closing titles00:54:31 - CodaSolutions revealed! - The Pale Horse, At Bertram’s Hotel, Endless Night, Passenger to FrankfurtTW: Racist and xenophobic language quoted
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